2020 QAFL season preview: Three months later, the QAFL returns
AFTER an extended break, the 10 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) teams are preparing to run out for the first time in 2020 this weekend. The nine teams are comprised of four Brisbane sides, four Gold Coast teams and one Sunshine Coast side. Sandhurst Hawks competed in 2019, but withdrew from the competition for 2020 […]
2020 QAFLW season outlook: Back in action for bumper season
PLAYERS are preparing to take to the field once again in the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) competition this weekend and Draft Central will be providing a weekly wrap on how the teams are performing and who’s taking on who the following week. To catch up on the competition already played – three rounds […]
2020 WAFL Club Preview: East Perth
EAST PERTH will be looking to go one better in 2020 with finals appearances across all three grades, having missed out comfortably at League level last time out on the back of a 5-13 campaign. With Jeremy Barnard at the helm for a second year and some significant player movement, the only way is up […]
AFL Draft Watch: Tanner Bruhn (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
IN the build up to football eventually returning, Draft Central takes a look at some of this year’s brightest names who have already represented their state at Under 17 or Under 18s level in 2019. While plenty can change between now and then, we will provide a bit of an insight into players, how they performed at […]
SANFL Women’s Team of the Week: Round 6 – Top three sides lead way in even spread
THREE teams have recorded a league-high four players in our Draft Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Team of the Week for Round 6; the top three teams – North Adelaide, South Adelaide and West Adelaide. Other Round 6 winner Norwood, and narrow loser, Central District both had three, while other Round 6 losers, […]
Caught the Eye: 2020 SANFL Under 18s – Round 2
UNDER 18s action continued in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with Round 2 being played over the weekend, and a bunch of talented juniors stepping up to make an impact. In this edition of Caught the Eye, we highlight the key performers from each Under 18s side who stood out in the opening […]
Perth Demons Player of the AFL Draft Era: Vote for yours on our Instagram channel
PERTH DEMONS are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The Peel Thunder All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Daniel Wells announced as the winner and captain of the Thunder’s All-Star side. Perth Demons have a clear standout favourite who […]
2020 WAFL Club Preview: East Fremantle
WHILE East Fremantle has proven somewhat of a footy factory over the past few years, the Sharks have not quite been able to translate their junior production line to senior success in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Coming off an eighth place finish at League level in 2019 and five seasons without finals, Bill […]
Draft Central All-Star Team: Peel Thunder
THERE is no denying that Peel Thunder’s All-Star Team of the AFL Draft era is one that lacks a fair bit of punch compared to other sides. That is not to say there is some class and grunt in there, but with only 23 players who have been drafted and gone onto play at the […]
Scouting Notes: 2020 SANFL Under 18s – Round 2
WITH the return of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) comes our usual series of scouting notes, focusing on the top draft-relevant performers from around the competition this weekend. For this edition, we turned our attention to the prospects running around in the Under 18 competition, with a heavy focus on State Academy based […]
